A hybrid multi-agent/spatial interaction model system for petrol price setting

Transactions in GIS

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-51

  Heppenstall, Alison J ^a   Birkin, Mark H ^a   Evans, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COSTS; GASOLINE; INFORMATION USE; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

AGENT-BASED MODEL; HYBRID MODEL; INDIVIDUAL LEVELS; LEVEL MODEL; MODELLING SYSTEMS; MULTI AGENT; MULTI-AGENTS SIMULATIONS; PETROL STATIONS; PRICE SETTING; SPATIAL INTERACTION MODEL;

SALES;

GIS; MARKET CONDITIONS; PETROLEUM; PRICING POLICY;

EID: 27744525807     PISSN: 13611682     EISSN: 14679671     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9671.2005.00204.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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